For the Android faithful over here in the United Kingdom who may be of a mind to purchase the next generation Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, you just might like to know that you can now pre-order the device.

According to an article over on Phandroid and by way of GSMarena, prospective buyers in the UK can pre-order the Android 2.3 Gingerbread device from Play.com who are offering the smartphone SIM free and unlocked for a rather steep £649.99

Apparently Play is saying that the Samsung Galaxy S II is expected to see release on the 31st of March, but apparently that could well be just a placeholder, as they don’t really know the actual release date.

However apparently Play isn’t the only e-tailer you can pre-order the Android device from as GSMarena points out that Pdashop has the device for 609 Euros, which is roughly £511, Getgoods price is 599 Euros, roughly £512, and Digitec are asking 550 Euros, that’s about £470 although they have an availability of late May.

So anyone looking to shove in a pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy S II in the hopes that it becomes available before the end of March?